Wells vs Semelsberger

Who won Wells vs Semelsberger?

Jeremiah Wells beat Matt Semelsberger by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Jeremiah Wells.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Wells vs Semelsberger stats

Jeremiah Wells stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Matt Semelsberger made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jeremiah Wells' UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Matt Semelsberger's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Semelsberger had a slight advantage in power over Wells, with a 55% knock out percentage over Wells' 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wells had a large advantage over Semelsberger, boasting a 36% submission rate over Semelsberger's 9%.

Jeremiah Wells was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Semelsberger had a height advantage of 4 inches over Wells. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Wells was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years earlier than Semelsberger, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 43 to Semelsberger's 45.

Activity check

Wells' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wells vs Semelsberger?

Jeremiah Wells was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Matt Semelsberger made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.